re: What are you guys actuall expecting from our rookie?

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To me this roster is better than when we won 45 games and made the playoffs Jrue/Frazier Tyreke/Heild/BDJ Quincy/Crabbe/Ennis AD/Dante/Free Agent Asik/Ajinca/Perk

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Yes and no. If you're keeping Reke, I'd move him to the bench and put Crabbe at SG. You're C position is still fricked. The entire frontcourt outside of AD really. If we played this team out on paper, I'd take them over Dallas and Memphis though. Unfortunately, that would be their ceiling unless Hield or Crabbe become 15-20 ppg scorers, I don't think a team with Reke, Jrue, and AD would have enough touches for the other guys to develop.

Was a solid podcast, but they both seem far too enamored with upside. Its what gets GM's in trouble every year, nd yeah - you might eventually get the home run, but there are far more strikeouts.

Sometimes a solid double is nice.

It depends who is left.

If Drummond was there at 10, Dell takes him. He wasn't, and Rivers was next on his board. He was was extremely high on Lillard that year. I also know he was big on Faried and Klay in other years. He was also big on guys who didn't turn out well.

It comes down to luck in some ways. He will like guys that will be great and guys who won't be. The hope is that the guys he likes that will be great will still be there.

Whether it is Hield or Dunn, those guys are better prospects right now than any guy on the board at any time Dell got to pick, outside of AD.

Easier to hit when you are selecting among more talented players. Now, if he was sitting at 9 or 10 in this draft, I would be far more worried.

Roy playoffs and save our franchise, buddy

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think most fans realize this team isn't competing in one year with just a rookie and some mid level free agents

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Do they realize this? The team we already have, if healthy, was expected to be a 5-6 seed. Unless, of course, our coach really is crap and the players don't really matter.

MM - Why are you so high on Jamal Murray? I'm genuinely curious. You mentioned Hield not being able to impact the game in more than one way other than scoring. Where do you see the second contribution coming from with Murray?

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the Pels think there is an opportunity to skyrocket up the WC standing with a solid offseason

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I think this is true, but that 45 win team ended the year 9 deep in players that performed well for Monty, 10 if you count Jrue returning in the playoffs. Who can Gentry rely on? Especially if we lose Gordon/Ryno and Tyreke for little more than cap space. Even if you hit on #6 and guys like Frazier and BDJ step up, you still will probably need to get 2 starting caliber players out of FA or trades into cap space.

Everyone will have cap space and the FA market is thin on players worthy of big money. I think you have to pitch Batum if he'll talk to you. Even though it'd make the roster thin this season, it's enough of a talent upgrade at our biggest hole that you kind of have to do it if he says yes.

I do not want to pay Barnes $20 million. I don't care what kind of inside info Gentry has on him. Demps listening to a coach about players he was really familiar with got us about 10 games of Jerryd Bayless and a few painful years of Austin Rivers.

Bazemore is a 3 and D wing that's more SG than SF. Does paying $12-$15 million for a better QPon sound like a good plan? I don't dislike Bazemore but if QPon is coming back isn't he a bit redundant?

So if Batum doesn't work out, go immediately to plan D. Take that money and take a flier on cheaper talent that is hitting the age where it might be ready to bloom. Sign a guy like Solomon Hill to a team friendly deal. Something like $4-$7 million for 3 years with the 3rd year being a team option. If he works out your big pieces should be in place if you have to give him more money. If he doesn't you cut him after year to or stretch him after year 1.